I love baking for people, it is so much fun to create something to share with people. I made this devil’s food cake for a friend’s birthday at work. I am always looking for a recipe that is different and unique and inspiring. I have used this recipe in another post, but I feel like the rough photo I had didn’t do this amazing recipe justice!
This recipe is really easy and is always received well. I bought a few new piping tips and I am having a play with the different looks. I have recently made 130 cupcakes for my sister’s engagement party, so I am starting to get much more uniform in my icing. I was also playing with different ideas for the photography (I am very much stumbling through!).
This is my absolute favourite chocolate cake! The cake is beautiful and rich without being too heavy or over the top. The cake is still light and the ganache really makes the recipe amazing. The recipe was for a full sized layer cake, but it makes about 36 cupcakes, depending on the size of the patties used. I make a lot of ganache icing for various recipes, but the sour cream really gives the chocolate a stand out flavour. I often enjoy the washing up after this cake…
Devil’s Food Cupcakes
Ingredients:
For the cake:
- 1 cup of boiling water
- 3/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup of whole milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup of unsalted butter (250g), softened
- 1 1/4 cups of packed dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup of castor sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups of dark chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups of sour cream
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence